trying to clean up hard drive

A couple of years ago, I found a group of folders that weren't being emptied
when I was doing the deletion of temporary internet files. There are a
group of files, about 16 or so, located at C: windows/local
settings/temporary internet files/content IE5. For me, under ie5 is a list
of folders which dont have readable names eg 3yrek.... etc.

I noticed them there a couple of years ago and there were about 20,000 files
in each of those folders. Does anyone know how to delete the files inside.
When I use the delete function it asks if I want to delete a file with .ini
as an extension.. I say no and the rest are deleted.

They are part of the temporary internet files so I assume there are for
temporary use.

So far, as far as I know, my computer is not hurting from them not being
there.

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Close Internet Explorer and empty the cache from Control
Panel / Internet Options / 'Delete files'. Be *sure* to check
the box to 'Include all offline content'. This will remove all
of the sub-folders within "content.IE5".

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:09:51 GMT, in
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larry scrawled:
>Greetings
>
>A couple of years ago, I found a group of folders that weren't being emptied
>when I was doing the deletion of temporary internet files. There are a
>group of files, about 16 or so, located at C: windows/local
>settings/temporary internet files/content IE5. For me, under ie5 is a list
>of folders which dont have readable names eg 3yrek.... etc.
>
>I noticed them there a couple of years ago and there were about 20,000 files
>in each of those folders. Does anyone know how to delete the files inside.
>When I use the delete function it asks if I want to delete a file with .ini
>as an extension.. I say no and the rest are deleted.
>
>They are part of the temporary internet files so I assume there are for
>temporary use.
>
>So far, as far as I know, my computer is not hurting from them not being
>there.
>
>I do keep the original folders there.
>
>Is anyone else aware of they're existance?
>
>Larry
>
>

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larry wrote:
>
> settings/temporary internet files/content IE5. For me, under ie5 is a list
> of folders which dont have readable names eg 3yrek.... etc.
>
> I noticed them there a couple of years ago and there were about 20,000 files
> in each of those folders. Does anyone know how to delete the files inside.

make a win 98 boot disk
add smartdrv
restart in dos mode
run smartdrv
run the batchfile
restart to a cleaner system

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message
news:3fc9a693$0$30201$...
> larry wrote:
> >
> > settings/temporary internet files/content IE5. For me, under ie5 is a
list
> > of folders which dont have readable names eg 3yrek.... etc.
> >
> > I noticed them there a couple of years ago and there were about 20,000
files
> > in each of those folders. Does anyone know how to delete the files
inside.
>
> MS keeps them in a proprietary folder/file format database. That's why
> win explorer oftens incorrectly views them as "mirrors".
>
>
> --
> http://www.bootdisk.com/

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